The birthday of Israeli civil aviation is considered to be September 28, 1948, when the first president of the state, Chaim Weizmann, arrived in Israel from Geneva on board a military aircraft, Douglas C-54 Skymaster, converted for civilian use.

TODAY* 10 Iyar we mark the National Herzl Day to commemorate the life and vision of Zionist leader Theodor Herzl! Herzl formed the Zionist Organization and promoted the effort to establish a Jewish State.

On October 8, even prior to the disclosure of Israel-related news by several major media outlets, the Department of Aliyah Promotion within the World Zionist Organization, under the leadership of its North American director, Eugene Lekah, organized an emergency rally in New York City.